Overshoe-support for horses.



G. N. KINNELL. 'ovERsHoEsUPPoRTFoRHoRsE. 'APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. QOH.l

1,010,381 Patented Nov. 28.1911.

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Inventor', George N. Knrael l.

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Q GEORGEN. KrNitELL, or Prr'rsrrnnn, MAssAciiusE'rrs AssIeNon To Tini KINNLL MANUFACTURING coMPANY, or rrr'rsrrnnp, MASSACHUSETTS, A conronArIoN-or MeSSAGUSEeTSf ovEnsHoEfSUPPoRT ,Fonv Houses.

-S'pec'zlfleation of Letters Patent. 133517911139111 n UV,v 28, 1911.. `Application led November 20, 1908. Serial No. 463,532.l I

1f To all "it cancer/n.'

Be it knownthat, I, GEORGE N. KINNELL, 'a

i citizen of 1 the vUnited States, residing at Pittsfield, in. the county of Berkshire-and `Statefof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in -Overshoe-Supportsfor Horses and other Hoofed .Animals, :of `which thefollowing is a specifi- Ycation.l v

. -My present invention relates to overshoes having a tread portion adapted'to serve the purpose 'of calks to prevent slipping. Such overshoes may comprise means, suchas a toe member, for securing the device against downward. and rearward displacement in connection with ainember extending acrossV the' heel, adapted. to prevent lforward displacement, and my present invention concerns means for securely holding this member in place. 'Ihe's'ecuringmeans should be such as to prevent the rearwardly extending heel lmember from slipping up over the heel on to thesensitive tissue, or down outof engagement with the foot, or forwardly between the shoe and the hoof.

. In my prior application Serial No. 460,336, I'have shown an overshoe consisting of L-interconnected diagonal. strands or articulations adapted to serve as calks andsuspended by a spreader and equalizing lever on each Side of the foot, each lever being subyject'to upward and forward tension and subject to rearward tension through a heel. memberseated inthe notches under theheels of the hoof and abovethe rearwardly projecting ends ofthe metallic shoe. The heel member may be of fine quality steel wire or I chain, but I prefer heavy baling wire which does not stretch and is not very resilient,.yet is flexible enough so that in use it lits itself to the surface upon which it bears and becomes bent or set so that there is practically I netendency for it` to spring'out of position.

Various other novel features and functions lof said overshoe are explained in said application.

My present invention is shown in connection lwith such an overshoe, though it 1s applicable to any overshoe having a' rearwardly extending tension member. particularly useful where the heels' of the hoof are'too low' or too flat-to prevent the heel member from slipping upward or where tlieffrear ends of the metalllc shoe do not project `uiicien-t'y *o prevent the heel member yfrom 'slipping downward, or. where the rea-r end'ofrthe shoe is flexible or otherwise insecure so tthat'the heel member is likely lto work forward between the shoe Aand theynotches between it and the hee of thehoof would noty prevent an overshoe yheel member `from working forward between the pad and.

the hoof. The special grooved recess or bearing surface for securing the heel member 1s shown herein'as formedin a `supple- '.mentalplate adapted to be securelyheld in place l`1n any desired manner, preferablyby engagementbetween the shoe or pad and the p hoof,f.alth.0ugh, as shown in my application Serial No.48l,831, thefgroove for the heel member of the overshoe may be formed in the material of the shoe instead .of in a plate secured thereto or thereby. f

My present' invention will be more fully understood byreference to the accompanying drawings, in whichv of a hoof and pad shoe'wlth my overshoe (shown in dotted lines) applied' thereto.

. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. l` looking at the lhoof from below. Figs. 3 and-4 are details of one form of holding means for the heel member of the overshoe.

- The invention is illustrated\ herein in connection with my overshoe referred to above, which comprises diagonally arranged chains interconnected by a central link and' held in place by securing means 7, 7, consisting of spreading and equalizing levers, one on each side ofthefoot, each subject to upward and forward tension throughv a toe strap and subject to rearward Atension through arheelv member 8.

The hoof 5 Yisprovided with a metallic shoe' 6, which extends'part of the distancevvFigure l is a vertical, longitudinal section from the toe toward the heel andv is utilized to hold in placeian elastic heel pad or block 9, preferably of rubber, which is formed with a forwardly extending portion lland 1,10

' ful. Hence, I provide a special shoulder or is reinforced by va backlO of tough material, such as leather or metal.

The elastic pad and backing are too'ex? ble to prevent the heel member 8 from Working forward between the hoof' and the pad, and this is one of the vcases where my special securing means for 4the heel member is usegroove adapted to holdA the heel member against slipping and to afford a substantial bearing face toresist forward pull thereof.

`In the form shown herein, the securing means comprises a plate 2, inserted between the hoof and the shoe, andin the case of lthe elastic heel pad 9, 10, it is preferably inserted between the hoof and the pad. The

plate is preferably formed with a body portion tapering-toward the toe and formed with curved sides, ,so that it may be readily inserted or withdrawn while the shoe and pad remain fixed on the hoof.: The forward portion of the plate 2 preferably extends forward to the extreme toe of the shoe` atl 14, though this is not always necessary. The

plate 2 is provided with widened portions 13, 13, adapted to extend out flush with the sides of the hoof at 'points in the rear of the ends of the metallic portion of the shoe, thereby providing shoulders adapted to limitforward movement of the plate 2 independently of the toe portion thereof. Hence, the latter may be shortened or omitted, particularly where the invention is used-in connection with the ordinary all metal shoe. The plate 2 is preferablyprovided at the rear edge with a downwardly extending flange 4f, in-

turned over the rear edge 12` ofthe pad.'

y i This plate may besecured to o r made part of the pad portion'l, 11, by riveting or otherwise, but as above explained, it is especially adapted yfor ready application and removal whenever the'overshoe is applied or removed. It is formed or provided with shoulders or grooves for the heel member 8;

As shown, the grooves are formed as integral projections 3, 3 struck up from `the material of the plate 2, at each corner thereof, and bent so as to holdthe heell member against displacement; It will be understood that these projections may be of greater extent to aiford wider bearing surfaces, and that considerable variation in form and arrangement is permissible. lVtith such holding means, the heel member 8 may be a simple length of wire -or chain without 'the cushion coveringshown in my prior appllcation.

It will be noted that there is a true combination and interdependence lof function when my overshoe is used in connection with the elastic heel pad, insomuch as the overshoe is particularly useful in cases where there is snow and ice likely to crowd in between the hoof and the pad and thereby wedge the pad away from the hoof. At such times and at all other times when in use, the plate 2 stiifens the pad, and the overshoe serves as an additional securing means toprevent the unsecured portion of the pad from springing away from the hoof. Hence,

when the pad is stiffened byfthe plateagainst upward flexure and held by the overshoe against downward iexure, the pad, plate, and overshoe constitute a secure sup port for the grooved recesses 3, 3, and these, in turn, furnish an adequate bearing to resist forward, upward, or downward thrust' vof the heelmember on the overshoe.

While I have herein fully shown and described, andv have pointed out in the appended claims certain novel features of consoV struction, arrangement, and-operation which v characterize my invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various omissions, substitutions, and changes in the forms, proportions, sizes, and details of the devicel and of its operation, may be made without departing from my invention.

I claim: 1; In a foot appliance of the. class described, a shoe attached to the hoof, a sole n pad provided intermediate the hoof and the shoe, and an overshoe having a supporting element disposed about the wall of the hoof,

in combination with means provided inde-V pendently of the foregoing affordingauxiliary support for the overshoe. l

, 2. In a foot appliance of lthe class de scribed, a ,sole or tread member Asecured to the hoof 'and comprising aheel element disposed across the heels of the hoof, and an overshoe comprising a supporting elementl disposed about the `wall of the hoof, 1n combination with a plate of metal or other iniexiblematerial inserted between the vhoof and said sole member and projectin rearward beyond the line o f the heels, sai plate being provided with means for holding said `overshoe'sup'porting element in normal posi,-

tion, and being further provided Ion its rear edgewith a forwardly projecting shoulderl or flange .adapted for contact with said sole scribed, means for protecting the'tread' of the hoofv comprising a pad and elastic-heel block secured to thehoof by a short metallic shoe and nails driven through the latter into the hoof; andl metallic grooved recesses or 'of said elastic heel block and adjacent the' heels of the hoof, in combination with an overshoe having a heel member disposed about the heels'of the -hoof and en aging said grooved recesses and having trea members engaging the under surface f saidv elastic heel block.

`shoe` and nails. driven through' thlatter into thel hoof; ,and metallic grooved recesses or bearing surfaces secured above the rear .e'nd of said elastic heel block and adjacent the heels of the hoof, in combination with aniovershoe having a heel member disposed aboutv the heels of the hoof and engaging said grooved recesses.

6.-' The combination with a shoe secured.

to the hoof and a band element disposed about the wall of the hoof, of a plate adapted to be interposed between the hoof and said shoe,` means rovidednon the plate for the support of said band element in normalppo1 sition, and separate means provided on the plate preventing forward 'or upward displacement ofthe plate.

In testimony whereof I aiix-my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE N. limitant; Witnesses: I

WILLIAM E. BAGG, SARA E.' CooLEY. 

